john did a lot of bad things by his own admission he was a bastard for a big part of his life the point is he strove to overcome his problems in fact he was making a real effort to be a father to julian in the final years of his life thats what makes john lennon such a compelling figure he was human he wasnt afraid to talk about his flaws and contradictions he discussed his therapy on national tv explained how he used to be a misogynist before getting up to play woman is the nigger of world he did all this while being one of the biggest commercial music stars in history theres just no one like him around today